📍 5801 Sundale Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Bennett. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy enrolls 571 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 510 | 89% |
| White | 31 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 571 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is one of 25 schools in Kern High, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 43,237 students district-wide and employs 1,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.
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